The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced that the next installation in the franchise will hit theaters in May 2027 starring Ryan Gosling. Appearing on stage before a lightsaber-waving crowd at Makuhari Messe center outside Tokyo, Gosling showed a photo of his childhood bedsheets, plastered with illustrations from the space epic created by George Lucas. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/ryan-gosling-starring-new-star-wars-movie/507-edaa1f96-2ed4-4ba8-83de-fd2d638f423b